Greenpeace Activists Board BP Oil Rig In Scotland

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Greenpeace activists board a BP oil rig in Cromarty Firth to stop it from further oil drilling at sea, June 10th 2019, Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom. The oil rig Paul B. Loyd, Jnr, owned by Transocean, was due to head to BPs Vorlich field, 150 miles 241km east of Aberdeen to drill for oil for BP. Onlookers watch the occupied oil rig.The occupation by Greenpeace activists subsequently delayed the departure for 5 days and 14 activists were arrested in the process. Greenpeace says that in an age of climate emergency BP should not be drilling for new oil but look for non-fossil fuel means of energy.

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Greenpeace activists board a BP oil rig in Cromarty Firth to stop it from further oil drilling at sea, June 10th 2019, Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom. The oil rig Paul B. Loyd, Jnr, owned by Transocean, was due to head to BPs Vorlich field, 150 miles 241km east of Aberdeen to drill for oil for BP. Onlookers watch the occupied oil rig.The occupation by Greenpeace activists subsequently delayed the departure for 5 days and 14 activists were arrested in the process. Greenpeace says that in an age of climate emergency BP should not be drilling for new oil but look for non-fossil fuel means of energy.